Reuss, Principality. A Merit Medal With Swords certificate_of_authenticity A set of Observation Battalion

A set of Observation Battalion Engineer Major shoulder boards

the silver with a consistent patina throughout

Traditionally Austrian (and most other European Sovereigns) would often award most loyal and close associates

measuring 15 mm (w) x 20 mm (h) with a 40 mm-long needle

Reuss, Principality. A Merit Medal With Swords certificate_of_authenticity A set of Observation Battalion(Silberne Verdienstmedaille mit Schwertern). Instituted 1885 by Prince Heinrich XIV. (1909 1918 issue). Constructed of silver, on loop for suspension with a crossed sword clasp and period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised and crowned monogram of Prince Heinrich XIV, the reverse bearing a central raised inscription of FR VERDIENST (FOR MERIT), situated within a circular laurel leaf wreath, unmarked, the medal measuring 32. 72 mm in